much as

Regardless of or despite how much; although. Much as I'd like to see Paris or Rome some day, I'm pretty content to stay right here in my hometown for the time being. Much as he hated the arrogant young man, Jonathan couldn't allow an innocent person to be arrested for a crime he didn't commit.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Valpuri	VAHL-puu-ree	Finnish
Hallie	HAL-ee	English
Kisecawchuck	-	Native American, Cree
Frye	[frai]
Kuno	KOO-no (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Borna	-	Croatian